Berlin is currently on tour with OMD and B52’s. Last night, the band performed in Washington DC and they were joined on stage by their good friend Thomas Dolby. Together, they played a surprise performance of Depeche Mode’s Never Let Me Down Again.

Synthpop icons Pet Shop Boys performed a concert in London last night at Hyde Park. The concert was broadcast live on BBC4 TV and on BBC Radio. The concert featured 14 songs consisting of hits from their entire catalog.

Today, we all learned the sad news of the passing of The Cars frontman, Ric Ocasek. He was found in his NYC townhouse, but the cause of death has not yet been determined. Earlier this year, we created a playlist celebrating the music of The Cars. We have made a lot of similar playlists over the years, but this one remains one of our most cherished.

Sonic Youth frontman, Thurston Moore, is releasing a trio of 7″ singles for the songs Spring Swells, Three Graces and Pollination. Each single is an excerpt from a 2019 concert mixed by Wobbly. The b-side of every single will be a cover of a New Order track.

The Prince estate has announced that it will reissue a remastered version of the legendary Prince album 1999. It will include 35 previously unreleased tracks from the “Vault”, which will please die hard prince fans.